Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-31
TIRE READING, STRIKE ORDEWEn.
philadelphia knights Decide TO Obey
N-7cO Men go Out Yesterday.


The order TO strike at noon yesterday issued to
Reading Railroad employees was obeyed by 700
men on the Shamokin and Mahanoy Division OF
the Reading Railroad at Shamokin, Mahanoy
Plane and Ashland This may prevent the
shipment OF coal for awhile, even IL the miners
consent 70 continue work. The Reading conyen-
uonS order TO strike seems to have been obeyed In
the coal regions alone.
AL Reading the order to strike was not obeyed
at all, and there was no change IN the situation.
The Knights OF Labor are evidently losing ground
at Reading. This week three trades-unions with
urew from the order In that city, and VIII be
mustered into membership with the Track and
LABOR Council OF the Federation OF Labor, the
great r1Vai Of the knights.
PHILADELPHIA KNIGHTS RESOLVE TO STRIKE.
An unusually large meeting OF Local Assembly
1ssU Was he'd In Philadelphia last night and
thefe were present, besides representatives OF the
eight other assemblies. Tie meeting was enthu-
slastc, and at its conclusion, about midnight, IL
was stated that $500 had resolved 10 abide by the
action OF the Reading convention and refuse 10 go
10 "Ork at O'Clock this morning. The delegates
from the eignt otAer assemblies. IL was said, nave
pleogeJ tEelr locals 20 axe slInntr action. Local
0SO Is made up OF freight SteYetOre5, engineers,
Conductors, DfaAemcn and others on the Phiiadel-
pAla division oi the Ilain line and is one OF the
largest assemblies on the system Local 13U2 Is
COMPOSED OF freght-nand,crS at Port Richmond,
OShI Includes ileishnandierS III other stations III
Philadelphia, Assembly 62SJ comprises the coal
handlers at Port Rlchmond, who nave been out
since Tuesday, and assemblies oSlS, 10, lOI. Zig.
3s.b and 2l16 are nade up from tine other depart
meats OF the road. Assembly $3.50 appointed
committee OIL three 10 notify the heading officials
"a itieIr uction, and this committee VIII visit IN;
company 5 Clllccs for that purpose to-day. The
leaders OF $3.50, which body are the moving spirits
IN tne proposed general actiOn, declare lat ali The
men are NH ana have Oniy Delayed because they
wanted 10 take concerted actin. They asserted
that the entire system with the exception OF mail
service Will De Tied up to-day. IL was also re-
solved at the meeting 10 bring suit for damages
KrlutuQ
"lliful delaying OI kilograms between this CITY
ana points On the company 5 lines In reference TO
The executive committee OF District Assembly
~ has issued the IOlIOWlng: "Io our brother
InelnDers OF tine Knights Of LABOR and workingInen
la general: We, the employ es VI The PlLiadeiphla
anu Reading system, low on strike, respectfully
ash organized labor and laboring people in gen.
eraI To restrain from seeking employment ON the
philadelphia and Reading Railroad IN Philadelphia,
or on any other portion oI the Philadelphia and
Reading syst IN, as It's employees are battling Ior
The fundamental principle VI organized laDOr-tne
right 10 arOitrate all differences ami the prevention
OF vic limitation without good cause"
quite a sensation was caused In Philadelphia
during yesterday afternoon wnen II became known
that JAS. Gleason, car Inspector at the Willow
street wharf, had been discharged. He is master
workman or District Assembly $3.50, one or the
strongest bodies in the order, and has been prOm-
nenJIy identified with Its organization Mr. Sweig-
aras reason Ior discnarging Mr. Gleason, II is as
serted, Was because Oi his ueep Interest In the
Volt against the company.
CoRBINs ADDRESS TO THE MINERS
President COrDin has addressed a communica-
ton TO the employees OF the Reading Coal and Iron
CO. explaining the company's position In regard
To the demand for an increase OF wages made last
september. lie says The company was dJ that
tllie pay Ing It's miners more Than any other com
pany, nevertheless the Reading Company con-
scented 10 Increase the basis Tor IOur nontns with
the agreement that the miners should return 10
the ODD scale on JANUARY II the otner coal coInpa-
nles hdd not Increased wages by that time. Mr.
tOrbln argues Tie question HOm several points OF
View, and appeals 10 the miners 10 observe their
contract like honest men. lie adds that the COM
pahy Cannot incr, aSe the wages i'll its mines IN
less other producers Increase theirs. He PROMISES
III the Iiinero remain at Work that whenever There
is an Increase Ill any other region they shall al
way have the benefit OF IL
NANeSDdrre dispatch says there will be no
strlke oil miners In the Wyoming region. Attempts
have been nl.Ide Tor some past To get The
miners and ldDOferS there 10 join the anna gamared
associations, Out yery little success Is being met
with.
AT Norristown ten employees OF the Reading
RdirOd iell their POSITIONS Oh shutters OF freight
Trains at the rUund-nOIse and three at BRUCE
port All were promptly discharged and tueir
places niied Thirty more applicants were ready
70 80 10 WORK. The strikers tried to persuade
tncir IeiiOw-knignls To 90 out, but failed. Among
the men VINO quit WORK and were discharged Was
conductor OeiSer, master workman OF Assembly
y94I.